Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stay
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1988No. Appeal, 1383 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Barry,
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing, (DOT), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which sustained the appeal of Joseph R. Stay (appellee) from the suspension of his drivers license by DOT for a period of one year due to his refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test.
On March 24, 1985, Corporal John Singley, a member of the Collingdale Police Department, observed appellee operating a motor vehicle which had made an illegal turn. He pursued and stopped the appellee. As he approached the vehicle, he smelled the odor of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hando v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DauerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. KrishakCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GuarinoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Cunningham v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sitoski v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Department of Licensing v. LaxWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. BernhardtNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- Millili v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. ZeltinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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